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TIL The earliest known use of the phrase “trick or treat” appeared in a small town in Alberta, Canada in 1927

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jNDdR TIL that Delphine Marie LaLaurie (Madame LaLaurie), who used to torture and kill slaves for amusement, let maggots fester in the skull wound of one of her victims. She was discovered by her neighbours when a fire broke out and they rushed to help. She then fled.
XBQj TIL if an artist donates a work of their own, they are only allowed to claim tax deductions on the cost of the materials rather than the fair market value of that work.
6ykJ TIL that the “I’m Feeling Lucky” feature in Google search actually cost Google $110 million a year as 1% of all searches use this feature and bypass all advertising.
wJ4P TIL in 2012 Germany agreed to provide compensation to a new category of Nazi victims — 80,000 Jews who fled ahead of the advancing German army and eventually resettled in the former Soviet Union. As of 2012, Germany has paid $89 billion in compensation overall for Nazi crimes since 1952.
X89E TIL Iceland’s navy took on the UK, Germany and Belgium in three “Cod Wars”, and won all three times with only one death